Question

What was Booker T. Washington’s main purpose in his speech to the Atlanta Exposition?

to prove that newly-freed African-Americans were making social and economic progress

to remind African-Americans that it was up to them to “earn” equality by becoming successful

to express appreciation to the Exposition’s board of jurors for allowing him to speak

to support the idea that all registered voters should be tested before voting, regardless of race

Answer 1

to remind African-Americans that it was up to them to “earn” equality by becoming successful

Washington’s 1895 Atlanta Exposition (the “Atlanta Compromise”) argued for vocational training, economic self‑help, and accommodation to segregation as a way for Black Americans to gain respect and eventually civil rights.